Age of Fishes
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The Age of Fishes refers to the Devonian Period, a span in Earth’s history when fish rapidly diversified and dominated marine and freshwater ecosystems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Age of Fishes canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geological time period nickname ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Paleozoic Era ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
development of complex freshwater ecosystems
ⓘ
expansion of shallow marine habitats ⓘ reef-building by stromatoporoids and corals ⓘ |
| biologicalSignificance |
key innovations in jaws and fins
ⓘ
major radiation of vertebrates ⓘ transition of vertebrates toward land ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
dominance of fishes in freshwater ecosystems
ⓘ
dominance of fishes in marine ecosystems ⓘ rapid diversification of fishes ⓘ |
| commonNameFor | Devonian Period in popular science ⓘ |
| endTime | approximately 359 million years ago ⓘ |
| environmentalContext |
extensive epicontinental seas
ⓘ
high sea levels ⓘ warm global climate ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Carboniferous period
ⓘ
surface form:
Carboniferous Period
|
| follows |
Silurian
ⓘ
surface form:
Silurian Period
|
| geologicalContext | Devonian Period mass extinctions near its end ⓘ |
| hasMajorGroup |
Acanthodii
ⓘ
Actinopterygii ⓘ Chondrichthyes ⓘ Osteichthyes ⓘ Placodermi ⓘ Sarcopterygii ⓘ |
| includesStage |
Early Devonian
ⓘ
Late Devonian ⓘ Middle Devonian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearance of early tetrapod ancestors
ⓘ
diversification of bony fishes ⓘ diversification of cartilaginous fishes ⓘ evolution of jawed fishes ⓘ origin of lobe-finned fishes ⓘ origin of ray-finned fishes ⓘ |
| paleogeography |
Laurussia
ⓘ
Gondwana ⓘ
surface form:
supercontinent Gondwana
|
| partOf | Paleozoic Era ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Silurian
ⓘ
surface form:
Silurian Period
|
| precedes |
Carboniferous period
ⓘ
surface form:
Carboniferous Period
|
| refersTo | Devonian Period ⓘ |
| startTime | approximately 419 million years ago ⓘ |
| terminatesWith | Late Devonian extinction events ⓘ |
| usedIn |
evolutionary biology discussions
ⓘ
geology education ⓘ paleontology literature ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.